![Thanksgiving Playdough Mat [Free Printable]](https://ourlivelyadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_9204.png)
Hi friends! Last month I was inspired to create Halloween-themed playdough mats. They were so much fun and my kids loved them. So, it seemed only natural that I create a few Thanksgiving playdough mats to add to our evergrowing playdough mat collection!
Just like with the Halloween playdough mats, these Thanksgiving playdough mats are completely FREE!! I highly suggest you laminate the pages or put them in a plastic bag to protect them from any moisture in the playdough or from ripping.
Benefits of Playdough
Not many kids need convincing when it comes to playing with playdough. However, you might be surprised to know that playing with playdough has a lot of benefits in addition to being fun!
- Develops fine motor skills. All the squishing, pinching, rolling, and flattening are good for hand development.
- Encourages Creativity. Playdough can become anything!
- Hand-Eye Coordination. Tools, such as rolling pins and cookie cutters, are often involved in play dough playtime.
- It’s Calming.
For more information on the power of playing with playdough, check out this article by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
Homemade Playdough recipe
You can find playdough at the store or online for a super reasonable price, especially around the holidays. A combo pack like this can last for months! However, sometimes its fun to make your own!
Here is my favorite homemade playdough recipe. When we make this playdough, it takes me back to my childhood because this is the exact same recipe my mom used to make and the same recipe my preschool used. The smell, the texture, everything! I love it!
Playdough Recipe
Ingredients:
- Flour (2 Cup)
- Salt (1 Cup)
- Cream of Tartar (4 tsp)
- Cooking Oil (4 Tablespoons)
- Water (2 Cups)
- Food Coloring (Optional)
Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until ball forms. Kneed and store in an air-tight container.
For more fun homemade playdough alternatives check this out!!
Grab Your Thanksgiving Playdough Mat
Getting your hands on these little babies is super simple. Enter your info down below, submit, then go check your email inbox. Open, download, and print as many copies as you would like! It’s really that simple!
Protetct Your Playdough Mat
Like I said, I definitely suggest protecting your sheets to get the longest life out of them. With that being said, if anything happens to your printable you can always print another. You can print as many copies as you want.
Pingback: itemprop="name">Free Thanksgiving Coloring Sheets For Kids - Our Lively Adventures
I love these mats. They give kids new ways to use their playdough AND they keep surfaces clean. A double whammy!
Thanks! We love multi-purpose over here!!
These are so neat especially the one where you can fill in your own pie!
Thanks!! That one is my favorite too!!
How cute are these, I know my grandchildren would love these, such a great idea
Thanks!!!
Playdough has been a constant in our home – even as my older kids became teenagers they would still play with it when the younger kids were busy with it.
I find myself getting more invested in a playdough project than my kids sometimes lol
I used to make my own playdough but it never came out right. Love the thanksgiving playdough mats though.
Thanks!! Homemade playdough definitely has a different texture than store-bought playdough!
I haven’t made play dough from scratch in a few years. The download playdough mats are really cute.
Thank you!
These are awsome!!! A nice addition to our thanksgiving dinner party, I can’t wait!!!
Thanks!!
I didn’t even know you could make playdough but what a fun craft for the little ones!
You should give it a try! It’s fun!
I loved doing fun play activities when my kids were small and miss it when they are big now. Having my friends come over the weekend so will print this out for her kids
aww thanks!! I will be sad when my kids are too old for my craft projects lol
These mats look so lovely and very useful since you can reuse them by laminating them.
Thank you so much!
It looks really so cute. I can definitely gift this to my nephew. He will love it I know.
aww thanks!
These playdough mats are pretty cool. This is such a great activitiy to have for the Thanksgiving season! Children will have a great time with this.
Thank you!!
Great and fun project! I love the printable, too! Thank you for sharing the playdough recipe as well!
Thank you so much! I’m glad you like it!
Pingback: itemprop="name">Christmas Playdough Mats [Free Printable] - Our Lively Adventures